Barber-chair seat for children



Patented Nov. 27, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN J. WALCOM, OF BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA.

BARBER-CHAIR SEAT FOR CHILDREN.

Application filed June 29,

This invention relates to a removable seat for barber chairs and it is intended to provide means whereby small children or larger ones may be seated in the ordinary barber chair and bring the head to the desired elevation for the convenience of the barber.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the seat may be placed at two dil'lerent levels to eliect the result of bringing the heads of all children to about the same level.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings in which the same reference numeral is applied to the same portion throughout the several figures of the drawings and of which there may be modifications.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a common form of barber chair with the removable seat applied thereto,

Figure :2 is a perspective view of the removable seat,

Figure 3 is a side elevation or" the removable s at showing some rubber clips on the supporting lugs,

" s a plan view of the seat.

The barners chair supporting standard is indicated at 1; 2 is the usual seat; the back; 41- the removable head rest.

The back has the arms 5 and 6 pivotally connected thereto and pivotally connected to the arms 7 and 8 on the chair seat, and the position of the back is regulated by the operoi the handle 9. All of the foregoin; construction is old and well known and forms no part of the present invention.

When children are to have their hair cut the head rest is usually removed from the chair and the seat is used with the back in the sliding position shown in Figure 1. It therefore becomes necessary to bring the childs head slightly above the top of the back to have the child at the proper elevation to conveniently cut his hair, and in the present inaticn 1926. Serial No. 119,286.

vention this is accomplished by the seat dc scribed herein.

The seat is made upon a Hat board 10 which is covered top and bottom with upholstering as indicated at 11 and 12, and the upholstering is connected to the board by means of a Y of upholstering tacks 13 around the shaped members 14 to 17 inclusive ed thereto, each of said members having later-a "y extending lug as indicated at 18 to 21 inclusive and in order to prevent. the seat from being pushed oil the chair arms 5 and 6 io tudinally when in use each of: the members A to 17 terminates below the lugs 18 to 21 as indicated at 22 and 23'. If desired, a piece of rubber tubing may he slipped over eacn of the laterally extending lugs 18 to 21 as indicated at 25 to 28 to prevent marring the seat arms. In use the seat may be turned as shown in Figure 1 where a high seat is to be used for a small child, or it may be simply reversed in posit-ion and used as shown in Figure 2 in which event the seat is about 4% inches lower than in the higher position.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows, but modifications may be made in carrying out the invention as shown in the drawings and in the above particularly described form thereof, within the purview of the annexed claim.

I claim:

A seat of the class described comprising a seat member upholstered on both sides, vertical lugs depending from said member, said lugs having laterally extending lugs, intermediate the ends of said vertical lugs whereby the portions of said vertical lugs above and below said lateral lugs are adapted to engage the sides of the arms of a chair when said lateral lugs rest thereon,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of June A. D. 1926.

JOHN J. VVALCOM. 

